Hevesi defeated Joseph Fox in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeated [[Aleksander Powiertzynski]] (R) and [[Joseph Tiraco]] (I) in the general election on November 2.<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york/state-legislature New York Times NY state legislative election results]</ref> In addition to running on the Democratic ticket, he ran on the [[Working Families Party|Working Familes]] ticket.

Hevesi defeated Joseph Fox in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeated [[Aleksander Powiertzynski]] (R) and [[Joseph Tiraco]] (I) in the general election on November 2.<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york/state-legislature New York Times NY state legislative election results]</ref> In addition to running on the Democratic ticket, he ran on the [[Working Families Party|Working Familes]] ticket.